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Though the company was fine, Spider-Man 3 was probably the worst movie I've paid money to see in a very long time. I was more satisfied with both Daredevil and the first FF movie than I was with this one. Just full of stilted dialogue, "idiot plot" moments, and performances that elicited awkward, inappropriate laughter. -
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Did you know that DADO in HSQ has chrysanthemum tea available? not just a dim sum treat anymore. -
That staircase riff.
This will probably interest about three of you, if I'm lucky ( Read more... ) -
Semi-regular, nearly quarterly, filters and links post.
I have a number of opt-in filters for certain kinds of posts. Some are gaming related; others are of a personal nature. If you're not on the filters, and you would like to be, fill out the poll. (This only needs to be done once, unless you wish to leave or enter a filter.)
I storytell a tabletop game of Mage: The Awakening; if you'd like to ( Read more... ) -
Today's nitpick.
If you're talking about prestige acquired from an accomplishment (say, from an Oscar nomination) or a mark of distinction, that's cachet. With a "t." Two syllables; rhymes with "sashay." A cache is a secret hiding place. One syllable; rhymes with "stash." -
Creating an anti-monument.
This place is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it! Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture. This place is not a place of honor...no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here. What is here is dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a ( Read more... ) -
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Last night's Stump! outing was wonderful fun: thanks to lediva and on_reserve (and their respective companions) for composing the rest of team VESTAL and making hermitgeecko and I feel welcome. Next time there's a fifth Monday, I'm definitely returning. -
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Testing out the new "update" screen, and a brief review of the Jonathan Coulton/Paul & Storm show.
- I tend to post via Deepest Sender (a Firefox plug-in) or the Phoenix MacOS LiveJournal client, so the change in the update page doesn't affect me a whole lot. On the other hand, I'm using it now, and I kinda like it. (The "table" widget has the potential to be really neat.)
- After the concert at Johnny D's, I've decided that Jonathan Coulton is ( Read more... )